...every study of the gods, of everyone's gods, is a revelation of vengeance towards the innocent.

I always thought that you could do worse than find yourself dying in the company of a devoted former student.

The main character and the most important character are not always the same person - you have to know the difference.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

There's no reason you should write any novel quickly.

Crazy people made him crazy. It was as if he personally resented them giving into madness - in part, because he so frequently labored to behave sanely. When some people gave up the labor of sanity, or failed at it, Garp suspected them of not trying hard enough.

Being reviewed is being condescended to by your inferiors.